Performance Nutrition

Sports nutrition plays an integral role in promoting athletic success by helping athletes stay healthy and optimally fuel themselves so they can maximize training and conditioning. Tiger Strength and Conditioning and Tiger Nutrition are regular partners in promoting high performance nutrition.

PERFORMANCE NUTRITION AT PRINCETON

Sports nutrition plays an integral role in promoting athletic success by ensuring athletes optimally fuel themselves so they can maximize training and conditioning and remain injury free. An often over-looked component in many programs, performance nutrition techniques can equate to greater gains in lean body mass, minimized fatigue related to poor hydration and under-fueling, and enhanced recovery; all of which supports future training and competition.

The Sports RD collaborates with Athletic Medicine and Strength and Conditioning to promote optimal well-being and high caliber performances for varsity student-athletes by integrating sports performance nutrition into training programs through a variety of strategies.

These include hydration and recovery planning, body composition assessments and techniques for improving power to weight ratio and strength, educating on the proper use of supplements and preventing exposures to banned substances, and recommendations for healthy eating on campus, travel nutrition, competition fueling strategies, and much more.

The sports nutrition handbook co-produced by Sports Nutrition and Strength and Conditioning, is a great place to get started for excellent sports science based information and introductory fueling tactics.

TIGER NUTRITION MISSION

Coach student-athletes and teams to optimally fuel training and competition through well-balanced, nutrient-dense eating. Teach athletes and teams to meet their nutrition needs through food first while strategically utilizing the latest advances in sports nutrition science that allow Princeton teams to gain a competitive edge over their competition safely and effectively.

SERVICES FOR VARSITY STUDENT-ATHLETES

Individual Appointments

Questions or concerns about fatigue, poor recovery, eating in the dining halls, body composition- make an appointment. Clinical sports dietetics support for issues related to chronic fatigue or low energy, menstrual dysfunction, involuntary weight loss or weight gain, digestive disorders, celiac disease, etc. are provided in collaboration with the athlete's Team Physician and AT and referrals to other Performance Team members will be made.

Meet with the Sports RD as a group for questions about navigating the dining halls or eating clubs, for position specific needs and goals, or for shared concerns. Email the Sports RD directly to schedule.

Body Composition Assessments

Individual or team assessments can be conducted. Make an appointment or contact the Sports RD for team assessments.

Team Presentations

The sport dietitian is available to meet with teams regarding various topics, including hydration strategies, eating on the road, transitioning out of competitive athletics, nutrition for immune support, and recovering from injuries. Other topics are available by request. If your team is interested in a particular topic, please make a request through your coach or team captains.

MAKING AN APPOINTMENT

Individual appointments can be made without a referral at any time by calling UHS at 258-3141, or by scheduling online for Caldwell Field House using MyUHS.